Tradition is a swedish husmanskost restaurant in Gamla Stan, Stockholm.
Tradition on Österlånggatan in Stockholm's Gamla Stan is a tight Old Town room cooking the Swedish home-canon: pyttipanna, kåldolmar, raggmunk and Toast Skagen.
Signature dishes: Pyttipanna Swedish hash, Toast Skagen with bleak roe
Must order: Pyttipanna with pickled beetroot and fried egg; the Thursday ärtsoppa with pancakes is the rule.
Tip: Closed Sunday. Lunch is the better sitting; the kitchen runs the dagens lunch sub-150 kronor.
Address: Österlånggatan 1, 111 31 Stockholm
Den Gyldene Freden on Österlånggatan in Stockholm's Gamla Stan opened in 1722 and remains the oldest restaurant in continuous operation under the same name in the world.
Signature: Wallenbergare veal patty with mash, Janssons frestelse anchovy potato
Order: Wallenbergare with pea purée, lingonberry and brown butter potatoes.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The vaulted cellar is the heritage room; the upstairs table runs quieter.
Den Gyldene Freden on Österlånggatan in Stockholm's Gamla Stan opened in 1722 and remains the oldest restaurant in continuous operation under the same name in the world.
Signature: Wallenbergare veal patty with mash, Janssons frestelse anchovy potato
Order: Wallenbergare with pea purée, lingonberry and brown butter potatoes.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The vaulted cellar is the heritage room; the upstairs table runs quieter.
Kvarnen on Tjärhovsgatan in Stockholm's Södermalm has poured beer since 1908; a 200-cover beer hall with husmanskost, snaps and the late-night bar crowd.
Signature: Meatballs with cream sauce, Pyttipanna hash
Order: Meatballs and the Hammarby supporter shot of brännvin.
Tip: Kitchen runs until 22:00; bar until 03:00 on weekends. Hammarby home games fill the front room.
Prinsen on Mäster Samuelsgatan in Stockholm's Norrmalm has cooked classic Swedish brasserie food since 1897; a long bar, wood-panelled rooms and an artist-led history.
Signature: Steak tartare with capers, Pickled herring with potato
Order: Steak tartare with the full mise-en-place of capers, onion and yolk.
Tip: Open seven days, late kitchen until 23:00. The bar counter is walk-in even on Saturday.
Punk Royale on Folkungagatan in Stockholm's Södermalm runs a high-volume tasting menu with techno, caviar straight from the tin and Champagne; the original Stockholm room.
Signature: Tasting menu with techno soundtrack, Caviar with sour cream and chips
Order: The full tasting; the caviar-with-chips course is the dining-room signature.
Tip: Three seatings a night, ticketed. The 23:00 sitting runs loudest; the 18:00 is the calmer arc.
Wedholms Fisk on Nybrokajen in Stockholm's Norrmalm cooks the canonical Swedish seafood menu; sole meunière, smoked salmon and Janssons frestelse on a single sheet.
Signature: Sole meunière, Wedholms Janssons frestelse
Order: Whole sole filleted at the table with the house Janssons frestelse on the side.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The corner window seats look across the bay to the Royal Palace.
Tennstopet on Dalagatan in Stockholm's Vasastan opened in 1907 and remains the city's classic journalists' pub; meatballs, Janssons frestelse and a long bar that runs late.
Signature: Meatballs with cream sauce, Janssons frestelse anchovy gratin
Order: The meatballs with cream sauce; finish with the cheese-and-knäckebröd plate.
Tip: Open seven days, kitchen until 23:00 most nights. Bar after midnight on weekends.
